UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.50-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/09070412_upa.wxp Date: 12Z 4 JUL 09 Searching for KRIW... Searching the city database file for: KRIW ... Date:12Z 4 JUL 09 Station: KRIW WMO ident: 72672 Latitude: 43.07 Longitude: -108.48 Elevation: 1703.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 137 1 925 818 2 850 1545 SFC 835 1703 11.8 10.0 89 1.8 10.7 50 4 300.0 301.7 290.9 327.3 9.27 4 826 1794 14.4 11.5 83 2.9 12.6 40 4 303.7 305.6 293.0 334.6 10.38 5 808 1979 13.0 8.0 72 5.0 10.0 18 3 304.1 305.7 291.5 329.2 8.36 6 798 2083 12.6 8.4 76 4.2 10.0 6 3 304.8 306.4 292.0 330.9 8.70 7 772 2360 11.0 6.0 71 5.0 8.1 22 2 306.0 307.4 291.5 329.0 7.62 8 758 2512 9.8 6.4 79 3.4 7.8 353 2 306.3 307.8 291.8 330.4 7.98 9 730 2823 8.6 4.7 76 3.9 6.3 220 2 308.3 309.7 291.9 330.8 7.36 10 700 3168 5.6 3.7 88 1.9 4.5 195 4 308.7 310.0 291.9 330.6 7.15 11 696 3215 5.4 3.9 90 1.5 4.5 208 4 309.0 310.3 292.1 331.3 7.29 12 654 3721 2.0 0.0 87 2.0 1.0 330 6 310.7 311.8 291.4 328.9 5.86 13 631 4010 0.8 -2.6 78 3.4 -0.9 302 13 312.5 313.5 291.2 328.3 5.01 14 609 4294 -1.3 -3.5 85 2.2 -2.4 275 20 313.3 314.2 291.3 328.6 4.85 15 595 4480 -2.1 -4.9 81 2.8 -3.4 270 19 314.4 315.3 291.3 328.7 4.47 16 564 4903 -5.5 -8.5 79 3.0 -6.8 260 17 315.3 316.0 290.8 326.8 3.57 17 541 5229 -8.3 -8.9 95 0.6 -8.5 267 19 315.7 316.4 291.0 327.4 3.61 18 535 5315 -8.5 -9.3 94 0.8 -8.8 269 19 316.5 317.2 291.1 327.9 3.53 19 532 5359 -7.9 -11.8 74 3.9 -9.4 270 19 317.7 318.3 290.9 327.3 2.91 20 526 5447 -8.1 -12.8 69 4.7 -9.9 272 20 318.5 319.0 291.0 327.5 2.72 21 500 5840 -10.5 -15.5 67 5.0 -12.3 280 22 320.2 320.7 291.1 327.9 2.29 22 495 5917 -11.1 -15.3 71 4.2 -12.6 279 21 320.4 320.9 291.2 328.3 2.35 23 481 6137 -11.3 -17.3 61 6.0 -13.3 275 19 322.8 323.2 291.6 329.8 2.05 24 472 6281 -12.5 -19.5 56 7.0 -14.7 274 20 323.1 323.4 291.5 329.0 1.73 25 464 6411 -13.3 -23.3 43 10.0 -16.1 273 20 323.7 323.9 291.2 328.1 1.26 26 449 6660 -15.1 -20.1 66 5.0 -16.6 271 21 324.5 324.8 291.8 330.4 1.73 27 434 6915 -16.9 -22.9 60 6.0 -18.6 269 22 325.3 325.6 291.7 330.2 1.40 28 426 7054 -18.1 -26.1 50 8.0 -20.0 268 23 325.5 325.8 291.5 329.3 1.07 29 402 7483 -21.5 -26.3 65 4.8 -22.6 265 25 326.6 326.8 291.9 330.5 1.11 30 400 7520 -21.5 -26.5 64 5.0 -22.7 265 25 327.0 327.3 292.0 330.9 1.10 31 346 8576 -29.7 -36.7 51 7.0 -30.7 257 31 329.8 329.9 292.2 331.6 0.48 32 331 8891 -31.9 -41.9 37 10.0 -33.0 256 34 331.0 331.0 292.3 332.1 0.29 33 303 9511 -37.3 -48.3 31 11.0 -38.1 259 44 331.9 331.9 292.4 332.5 0.16 34 300 9580 -37.9 -47.9 34 10.0 -38.7 260 45 332.0 332.0 292.4 332.6 0.17 35 284 9955 -41.5 -49.5 42 8.0 -42.0 258 51 332.0 332.1 292.4 332.6 0.15 36 261 10523 -45.1 -57.1 25 12.0 -45.6 256 61 334.9 334.9 293.1 335.1 0.07 37 250 10810 -46.5 -58.5 24 12.0 -46.9 255 66 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.2 0.06 38 237 11162 -48.5 -61.5 21 13.0 -48.9 256 70 339.1 339.1 294.1 339.3 0.04 39 220 11647 -52.3 -64.3 22 12.0 -52.6 258 74 340.5 340.5 294.5 340.7 0.03 40 200 12260 -54.3 -65.3 25 11.0 -54.5 260 79 346.8 346.8 296.0 346.9 0.03 41 188 12655 -55.9 -66.9 24 11.0 -56.1 260 80 350.4 350.4 296.7 350.5 0.03 42 176 13075 -56.1 -67.1 24 11.0 -56.3 260 80 356.7 356.7 298.1 356.8 0.03 43 173 13184 -55.7 -66.7 24 11.0 -55.9 260 81 359.2 359.2 298.5 359.3 0.03 44 172 13221 -54.5 -66.5 21 12.0 -54.8 260 81 361.7 361.7 299.1 361.9 0.03 45 167 13410 -55.4 -67.1 22 11.8 -55.6 260 81 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.5 0.03 46 151 14048 -58.3 -69.3 23 11.0 -58.5 269 58 368.9 368.9 300.4 369.0 0.02 47 150 14090 -58.5 -69.5 23 11.0 -58.7 270 57 369.3 369.3 300.5 369.4 0.02 48 143 14390 -58.5 -69.5 23 11.0 -58.7 257 47 374.4 374.4 301.4 374.5 0.02 49 133 14842 -60.7 -71.7 22 11.0 -60.9 243 50 378.3 378.3 302.0 378.4 0.02 50 128 15078 -62.7 -72.7 25 10.0 -62.9 241 52 378.9 378.9 302.1 378.9 0.02 51 120 15475 -62.9 -72.9 25 10.0 -63.0 259 40 385.6 385.6 303.1 385.6 0.02 52 118 15578 -62.3 -72.3 25 10.0 -62.4 264 35 388.5 388.5 303.6 388.6 0.02 53 110 16008 -65.3 -75.3 24 10.0 -65.4 245 31 390.8 390.8 303.9 390.8 0.01 54 107 16176 -65.5 -75.5 24 10.0 -65.6 254 30 393.5 393.5 304.3 393.5 0.01 55 104 16349 -62.9 -72.9 25 10.0 -63.0 263 29 401.7 401.7 305.5 401.8 0.02 56 100 16590 -63.7 -73.7 24 10.0 -63.8 275 28 404.7 404.7 305.8 404.7 0.02 57 94 16969 -64.9 -74.9 24 10.0 -65.0 256 22 409.5 409.5 306.5 409.6 0.02 58 92 17101 -62.9 -72.9 25 10.0 -63.1 249 20 416.0 416.0 307.3 416.1 0.02 59 87 17445 -63.5 -73.5 24 10.0 -63.7 232 14 421.5 421.5 307.9 421.6 0.02 60 85 17588 -61.3 -72.3 22 11.0 -61.5 225 12 428.8 428.8 308.7 428.9 0.03 61 70 18790 -62.7 -73.7 21 11.0 -62.9 160 13 450.2 450.3 310.9 450.4 0.03 62 69 18879 -62.9 -73.9 21 11.0 -63.1 198 13 451.7 451.7 311.0 451.8 0.03 63 67 19061 -60.3 -71.3 22 11.0 -60.6 227 15 461.1 461.1 311.9 461.3 0.04 64 61 19649 -58.5 -70.5 20 12.0 -59.0 225 12 477.7 477.7 313.3 477.9 0.05 65 58 19965 -60.1 -72.1 19 12.0 -60.5 210 8 481.0 481.0 313.5 481.2 0.04 66 55 20296 -59.7 -71.7 20 12.0 -60.2 195 4 489.3 489.3 314.2 489.5 0.04 67 50 20900 -54.3 -69.3 14 15.0 -55.2 185 4 515.5 515.5 316.1 515.9 0.07 68 47 21299 -51.9 -67.9 13 16.0 -53.2 62 9 530.5 530.5 317.0 531.1 0.09 69 33 23576 -54.9 -79.9 3 25.0 -56.3 92 11 579.0 579.0 319.6 579.1 0.02 70 32 23773 -54.5 -80.5 3 26.0 -56.1 90 5 585.2 585.2 319.9 585.3 0.02 71 31 23978 -51.9 -83.9 1 32.0 -54.0 87 10 597.5 597.5 320.5 597.6 0.01 72 30 24190 -52.7 -84.7 1 32.0 -54.7 90 12 601.0 601.0 320.6 601.0 0.01 73 27 24873 -52.1 -85.1 1 33.0 -54.4 76 14 621.0 621.0 321.5 621.1 0.01 74 21 26525 -45.9 -80.9 1 35.0 -50.5 58 22 686.0 686.1 324.0 686.3 0.03 75 20 26850 -46.3 -81.3 1 35.0 -51.0 70 23 694.5 694.5 324.3 694.7 0.03 76 18 27549 -47.1 -82.1 1 35.0 -51.8 98 19 713.2 713.2 324.8 713.4 0.03 77 17 27929 -45.3 -80.3 1 35.0 -50.8 92 20 730.7 730.7 325.4 731.0 0.04 78 16 28333 -45.7 -80.7 1 35.0 -51.3 92 20 742.2 742.2 325.7 742.5 0.04 79 15 28765 -43.1 -79.1 1 36.0 -50.0 95 19 764.6 764.7 326.4 765.1 0.05 80 14 29232 -41.7 -77.7 1 36.0 -49.6 99 19 784.6 784.7 326.9 785.3 0.07 81 12 30273 -43.3 -79.3 1 36.0 -51.0 72 14 814.3 814.4 327.6 814.9 0.06 82 12 30273 -40.5 -77.5 1 37.0 -49.6 72 14 824.2 824.3 327.8 825.1 0.08 83 10 31519 -39.1 -76.1 1 37.0 -49.8 78 22 873.6 873.7 328.9 874.9 0.12 TRP 110 16008 -65.3 -75.3 24 10.0 -65.4 245 31 390.8 390.8 303.9 390.8 0.01 WND 167 13410 -55.4 -67.1 22 11.8 -55.6 260 81 363.4 363.4 299.4 363.5 0.03 P: 835.0 H: 1703 T: 16.8 Td: 8.5 Dir: 50 Spd: 4 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5703.00 m Freezing level: 622.62 mb = 4118.25 m = 13511.17 ft Wetbulb zero: 642.26 mb = 3867.28 m = 12687.76 ft Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 80.34 % Est. max temperature: 20.71 C = 69.28 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 812.65 mb = 1930.83 m = 6334.68 ft T: 13.36 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.03 C/km ThetaE index: 5.43 C Layer 808.0- 798.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 704.34 mb = 3117.30 m = 10227.22 ft Mean mixing ratio: 8.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 19.97 C = 67.94 F Cap Strength: 2.31 C Lifted Index: 0.50 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 2.04 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.10 C Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 34.65 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 8.32 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 78.20 J/kg Cap Strength: 2.25 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 738.16 mb = 2731.47 m = 8961.42 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 573.16 mb = 4775.60 m = 15667.78 ft Equ Level (EL): 523.16 mb = 5489.26 m = 18009.15 ft B at Equ Level: 32.73 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 463.16 mb = 6424.59 m = 21077.78 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 272.0 at 14.5 knts Storm direction: 302.0 at 10.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.6 neg: 4.1 tot: 5.6 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 124.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 19.9 neg: -35.9 tot: -16.0 m^2/s^2 ave: -5.3 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.32 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.0 stream: -2.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 1.00 Bulk Shear: 34.58 m/s